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Linen

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Textile fabrics
Plant fibers

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Images about Linen

19 images from works
  • Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.
  • The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by W. Unger after R. van der Weyden.
  • Christ heals the haemorrhaging woman; women wash their linen in a pond. Etching by G. Bodenehr after C.J. Vernet and J.C. Tardieu.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Engraving.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching by F. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1849.
  • Textiles: a beating machine for flax and hemp. Engraving.
  • Christ, praying in the light, raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching after J. Lievens, 1631.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • Franco-Prussian War: Society for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded, London office Wood engraving.
  • A long parasitical worm (tapeworm) is extracted from an emaciated man. Coloured lithograph by Langlumé, 1823.
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Works from the collections

33 works

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    Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

    Edward Henry Wehnert | Date: 1 June 1849 | Reference: 23239i
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    Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

    Parmigianino | Date: Jany. 1st. 1788 | Reference: 23258i
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    Christ's Hospital, London: the Mathematical School. Etching in two colours by B. Green, 1793, after himself, 1775.

    Green, Benjamin, 1739-1798. | Date: 1793 | Reference: 22722i
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    Christ, praying in the light, raises Lazarus from his tomb. Etching after J. Lievens, 1631.

    Jan Lievens | Date: 1631 | Reference: 23794i
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    Textiles: equipment for processing flax. Engraving by A. Bell.

    | Reference: 43491i
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Related topics

Christianity
Death
Tombs
Burial
Women in Christianity
Mothers and sons
Grief
Jesus Christ - Miracles
Jesus Christ - Passion - Role of Romans
Resuscitation

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